kernel: ia64: ptrace: peek_or_poke requests miss ptrace_check_attach()
Published Mar 16, 2010
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
A certain Red Hat patch for the Linux kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 on the ia64 platform allows local users to use ptrace on an arbitrary process, and consequently gain privileges, via vectors related to a missing ptrace_check_attach call.
Affected products
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- 4
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-89.0.25.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0394
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-89.0.25.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0394 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 5 or Red Hat Enterprise MRG, as they do not include the internal change introducing this flaw. A future update in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 may address this flaw.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00338) | 24.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00338) | 25.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00048) | 12.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 53.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100090459 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/12/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0394.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38702 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0729 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=572007 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0729
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8687 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0729
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100090459 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/12/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0394.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38702 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0729 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=572007 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0729 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8687 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0729 |
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